Press Releases

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December 2018

BOEM to Publish Call for Information and Nominations for Proposed Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales

12-20-2018

BIDDING BONANZA! Trump Administration Smashes Record for Offshore Wind Auction with $405 Million in Winning Bids

12-14-2018

November 2018

BOEM Announces Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts

11-30-2018

BOEM to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Potential 2019 Beaufort Sea Lease Sale

11-15-2018

October 2018

Interior Approves Long-Awaited First Oil Production Facility in Federal Waters Offshore Alaska

10-24-2018

Trump Administration Delivers Historic Progress on Offshore Wind

10-18-2018

September 2018

Interior Proposes Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico

09-25-2018

August 2018

BOEM Publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hilcorp Liberty Project

08-23-2018

BSEE and BOEM Prepare Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for BSEE’s Permitted Activities on the Southern California Planning Area

08-22-2018

Interior Announces Results of Gulf of Mexico Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease

08-15-2018

July 2018

Interior Announces Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico

07-12-2018

April 2018

BOEM to Extend Call for Information and Nominations for Proposed 2019 Beaufort Sea Lease Sale

04-25-2018

Trump Administration Proposes Sale for Wind Energy Off Massachusetts Coast

04-06-2018

BOEM Seeks Information and Industry Interest in Offshore Wind Energy Development within the New York Bight Region

04-06-2018

BOEM Seeks Input on Path Forward for Future Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing on the Atlantic

04-04-2018

March 2018

Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Balash Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico

03-30-2018

BOEM Announces Plans to Conduct Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts

03-29-2018

BOEM to Open Call for Information and Nominations for Proposed Beaufort Sea Lease Sale

03-28-2018

Interior Announces Results of Gulf of Mexico Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease

03-21-2018

February 2018

Interior Announces Date for Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in U.S. History

02-16-2018

President proposes $179.3 million for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for FY19

02-12-2018

January 2018

BOEM Increases Flexibility for Future Wind Projects with Draft Design Guidelines

01-12-2018

Secretary Zinke Announces Plan For Unleashing America's Offshore Oil and Gas Potential

1-04-2018

December 2017

New Interior Department Survey Shows ​HUGE Increase in Recoverable Energy Resources in Federal, State and ​Native Lands and Waters in Alaska

12-22-2017